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Your macros can rename a file by using the Name command. This is a holdover from other versions of BASIC. The syntax is:
Name OldFile As NewFile
where OldFile is the name of the old file, and NewFile is the name of the new file. Both filenames must either be string variables or be enclosed in quotes. Both filenames can contain complete path names, but both must be on the same disk drive. If the path names differ, then the command also has the side benefit of moving the file from one directory to another.
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2017-02-23 04:07:08
Tana Vassou
Hi,
I have many excels in a Folder and want to rename them in a specific order. For example - Excel Sample A, Excel Sample B, Excel Sample C and so on.... Can you tell me the procedure to do this?
Thank you
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